Praeger wins Jim Edwards Alumna of the Year Award
Sandy Praeger Kansas insurance commissioner and former Lawrence mayor and state senator is named Leadership Kansas Alumna of the Year for 1986 graduate Praeger. She has chaired Leadership Kansas and helped organize alumni events while remaining active in Kansas social and political life.
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Kansas Insurance
Jim Edwards
Leadership Kansas
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Praeger
Lawrence
Kansas
Leadership Kansas Board of Trustees
Leadershipkansas.org
World’s Brief for Business Items
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Mifagan
Liworld.com
Journal World
Aquila Boosts Natural Gas Rates in Lawrence
Aquila Inc. won Kansas Corporation Commission approval to raise annual gas revenue by 5.1 million dollars, affecting about 106,000 customers including 33,000 in Lawrence. Residential bills rise about 3.64 dollars monthly, with small commercial up 4.99.
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Dreamscapes Landscapes & Irrigation Inc
Lawrence
Commission
Transportation Division
Kansas
Kcc
state-Ks
Aquila Inc
Kansas Corporation Commission
Guila
Aquila
Chuck Loomis
Citizens . Utility Ratepayer Board
Kansas Gas Service
Westar Inc
Curt Floetchinger
Ninth and
New Hampshire Streets
Rules can ease taxes on inherited home
Heirs may qualify for tax breaks when a parent dies and the home receives a stepped up basis to market value on the date of death. Executors face time consuming cleanup and sale steps, with paperwork and tax implications shaping the final gain or loss.
Advisor Answers On Estate Taxes And Mortgage Rewards
A reader asks about stepping through estate taxes, after-death sale profits, and the 15 percent long term capital gains rate, noting possible losses and division among heirs. The piece also covers a new American Express mortgage card rewards program with a $395 enrollment fee and risks of higher interest if the balance is not paid in full.
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American Home Mortgage Investment Corp
IndyMac Bancorp Inc
American Express
AmEx
Grain futures rise while soybeans retreat on Thursday
Chicago Board of Trade futures showed wheat up 6 1/4 cents to $5.17 a bushel, July corn up 8 cents to $3.90 1/4, July oats up 3 1/2 to $2.81, and July soybeans down 2 cents to $8.06 1/4. On the CME, June live cattle rose to 91.15 cents a pound, August feeder cattle to $1.142 a pound, June lean hogs fell to 75.07 cents, and July pork bellies dropped to $0.065 a pound. Local quotes from Ottawa Cooperative Association show varied prices for wheat, corn, milo, and soybeans at several elevators. Nonferrous metals quotes listed for aluminum, copper, gold, silver, and platinum.
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Intel
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Oracle
Paul Shoe
Ta `Ab
Waltart
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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